Horticulture = Growing plants

• ‘Hortis’ is Greek for ‘Grass’• ‘Culture’ means ‘growing’

• Horti + culture = ‘growing grass’

• Horticulture is not just growing grass. It is growing all plants.

• Horticulture is a big business.• There are 7 kinds of horticulture business.

Horticulture – Production / Farm

The child is picking an apple.

An apple orchard

A vegetable farm

The man is picking vegetables with his son.

Horticulture - Turf / Grass / Lawn

A turf mower

Tennis courts

Lawn BowlsGolf Courses

The child is pushing the lawn mower. Is this safe?

The man is spraying weeds. He is wearing safety gear.

This woman is using a whipper snipper. Is she safe?

Horticulture - Parks and Gardens

Geelong Botanic Gardens

The man is spraying flowers to stop pests. These flowers are Roses

This woman is pruning a small tree. She uses secateurs to do pruning.

These men are pruning a hedge. A hedge looks like this.

Horticulture - Nursery

Seedling nursery

Shop / retail Nursery.

Tree nurseryPot plant nursery

Nursery factories. Lots of plants grown and sold to businesses.

•These people are putting seedlings into pots.•They are ‘potting up’. •What safety gear are they wearing?

Landscaping = building gardens and outdoors living areas

Horticulture - Landscape

Shovel soil. A Bobcat machine. Paving with bricks.

A landscape plan

A finished landscape with a pool, paving, plants and a wall

Floriculture – Growing flowers

A florist shop

A bouquet of flowers

Growing flowers in a hot house

Growing flowers on a farm

Arboriculture – Trees / Tree Doctor

Tree climber

TravelTower

Wood chipper

A chainsaw is a machine that cuts thick wood.

A chainsaw is very, very dangerous.

This person is using chainsaw safety gear:

Helmet, ear muffs, face mask, gloves, chaps (for legs), boots with metal toes.